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Synopsis

The action of this short, comic film noir unfolds as Mike explains how he's come to be buried alive. It's a tale of the underworld, in more ways than one, as cross and double-cross lead to a trip to the countryside that is anything but a picnic.

Details

Year
2006
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
7 mins 38 secs
Format
Mini DV
Director
Simon Cooper
Producer
Robert Patton, Martin Griffin
Editor
Simon Cooper
Screenwriter
Simon Cooper
Director of Photography
Simon Cooper
Sound
Simon Cooper
Music
Simon Sinfield
Principal cast
Martin Griffin, Becky Pennick, Robert Patton

Genre

Action Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Whole Hog Films

34 Linford Crescent
Southampton SO16 6RT
UK

T+44 (0)23 8051 3117

info@wholehogfilms.com

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